Technical data

in a ‘‘starting’’ state and never print. You may also see CONTERMINATED error
messages.
The internal queue name is the rp field in printcap entries, as used with the LPD
symbiont in TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS and with other operating systems.
Some printers that require this internal queue name are:
Table 2–1 Internal LPD Queue Names
Printer Internal Queue Name
DIGITAL Colorwriter LSR 2000 xjprint
DIGITAL DEClaser 3500 PORT1
DIGITAL Laser Printer LN17+ps PASSTHRU
DIGITAL LN17ps PASSTHRU
2.3 LPD Logical Names
2.3.1 Sheet Size
The new logical names DCPS$SHEET_SIZE and
DCPS$queuename_SHEET_SIZE are used to tell DCPS about the printer’s
default paper size. The system-wide logical name DCPS$SHEET_SIZE is defined
in DCPS$STARTUP.COM to be LETTER. If you use a different paper size
at your site, change or redefine the value of this logical name. You can also
change the value for individual queues by defining a value for the queue-specific
DCPS$queuename_SHEET_SIZE.
For example, to specify A4 as the default paper size system-wide:
$ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$SHEET_SIZE A4
To specify LEGAL as the default paper size for a queue called LAWYERS:
$ DEFINE /EXECUTIVE_MODE /SYSTEM DCPS$LAWYERS_SHEET_SIZE LEGAL
The definition of the DCPS$SHEET_SIZE logical name is in the new version
of DCPS$STARTUP.TEMPLATE shipped with this version of DCPS. You
should copy DCPS$STARTUP.TEMPLATE to .COM and edit the resulting
DCPS$STARTUP.COM with your site-specific changes.
Note the following behavior concerning the sheet size logical name:
• If neither the system-wide nor queue-specific version of this logical name are
defined, the default sheet size is set to LETTER.
• If the sheet size is defined to be a size that does not exist on the printer, the
job will not print and no error message will be received.
• The logical name only affects LPD queues. It is ignored for all other queue
types.
2–2 LPD Printing